ESSAY Magazine (An International Journal of Sexaholics Anonymous)

The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. We strive to include a mix of stories and shares from a wide variety of members, including men and women, prisoners, and international members. In addition, ESSAY provides Fellowship announcements and information on subjects such as new meetings, Fellowship events, and our service structure. We hope that all of the articles we publish will offer useful information and provide experience, strength, and hope to all who suffer from the disease of sexaholism. Fellowship actvities such as international conventions, regional events and local events appear in the Calendar section. Each issue has a theme and various sections to share sexaholic stories and practical tools. In addition to letters and group news, ESSAY offers short, edited articles written by members about recovery and our solution. The Practical Recovery Tools section features members sharing on the topic, “Exactly how I did it.” Submissions may also include meditations, poetry, and humor. ESSAY is guided by the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. Each issue contains the following statement:
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The mission of ESSAY is to serve as a source of information, experience, strength and hope to sexaholics, both inside and outside the rooms of Sexaholics Anonymous. Our vision is to provide a high-quality “meeting in print” that gathers together members from around the world. It can serve as a portable “extra meeting” especially for loners and for members who don’t have access to many meetings. In addition, Essay serves as an outreach tool to carry the message to those who have not yet found SA. We strive to include a mix of stories and shares from a wide variety of members, including men and women, prisoners, and international members. In addition, ESSAY provides Fellowship announcements and information on subjects such as new meetings, Fellowship events, and our service structure. We hope that all of the articles we publish will offer useful information and provide experience, strength, and hope to all who suffer from the disease of sexaholism. Fellowship actvities such as international conventions, regional events and local events appear in the Calendar section. Each issue has a theme and various sections to share sexaholic stories and practical tools. In addition to letters and group news, ESSAY offers short, edited articles written by members about recovery and our solution. The Practical Recovery Tools section features members sharing on the topic, “Exactly how I did it.” Submissions may also include meditations, poetry, and humor. ESSAY is guided by the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. Each issue contains the following statement:
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Are you ready for another caption challenge? We invite you to craft the perfect recovery caption for the cartoon below, centered on October’s theme, “Surrendering Shame.” If your caption makes us laugh, it will be featured in the October ESSAY edition. Don't miss out—the submission deadline is September 15. Send your entry to essay@ sa.org. Unleash your creativity, and may the cleverest caption win!



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ESSAY August 2025 - Coming Next
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Our next edition’s theme is “Surrendering Fear, Guilt, and Shame.” Coming into the Program, many of us experience fear of facing the guilt and shame that the addiction of sexaholism brings to those powerless over lust. The Fellowship helps us overcome this fear by walking with us through the process of finding a sponsor and working the Steps. In doing so, we discover that we are not the things the addiction said we were. We are human beings on a wonderful journey to sobriety and recovery. However, ESSAY is your magazine and it is your experience, strength, and hope that carries the message of recovery to the still suffering sexaholic. Please consider sharing your experience with the Fellowship by submitting an article to essay@sa.org.
Opinions expressed in the ESSAY are not to be attributed to SA as a whole, nor doe



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היא למדה לקבל את התכנית של הכוח העליון עבורה
הייתי חייבת לאהוב את עצמי, לא כמו אדם יהיר אלא בתור ילדה אהובה של אלוהים. הייתי חייבת ללמוד ליהנות מחברת עצמי ולזכור שאני ילדה אהובה של אלוהים. לא מושלמת, אבל נמצאת בתהליך של צמיחה הדרגתית כאשר הכוח העליון שלי מעצב אותי לפי רצונו. אני לא שולטת על החיים שלי, הכוח העליון שלי שולט



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על ידי ריפוי העבר, דרך העבודה על התוכנית, הוא מצא את החירות בלהיות רווק
במהלך ההתמכרות שלי לתאווה, מערכות יחסים רומנטיות הפכו עבורי לעגל זהב. חשבתי שחברה מושכת ובעלת התאמה רגשית תמלא אותי ותשלים אותי. הרצון שיהיה לי קשר זוגי הפך לפנטזיה מתמשכת, אך בכל פעם שאישה אמרה "כן" להצעה לצאת לדייט, הייתי בורח מהקשר ברגע שהוא התחיל להתפתח. הייתי בלתי מפותח רגשית מכדי לשתף את ליבי עם מישהי באופן שהוא אפילו קרוב להיות בריא או נטול אנוכיות. פחדתי שהאישה תגלה מי אני באמת. כדי להגן על עצמי מדחייה, כמו צנחן שקופץ ממטוס מתרסק, הייתי נוטש את הקשר מיד כשהוא התחיל, ובורח חזרה להתמכרות שלי, שם חשבתי שלעולם לא אפגע






